It is always a pleasure to be around wonderful Christian women that you fellowshipped with in church services for years.  The ladies of Bethlehem Baptist Church where I attended for years allowed me to join them last minute for their women’s retreat the first weekend in October.  In addition to sharing life with old friends, I met some amazing new women who had joined the fellowship at Bethlehem. 

I love books!  It seems that the older that I get, the more I enjoy reading.  Books provide a far richer experience than watching TV or a movie.  Even though I use Kindle to read books on my iPad, my preference is always a book in my hand.  This week, I am visiting my friend Suzanne, a fellow teacher and book lover and she took me to a new to me bookstore in Nashville where we spent lots of time happily browsing through the various genres. 

Several months ago, my sister-in-law Sharon invited my other sister-in-law Dawn and me to attend her churches women’s retreat the last weekend in June.  We said yes and this past Friday we gathered with approximately 30 other sisters in Christ at Wooded Glen Retreat and Conference Center in Henryville, IN.  The theme of the weekend was Kingdom Productivity.  Sharon worships at  The Greater Faith Church of Deliverance here in Louisville. Sharon’s daughter Katelyn joined us to round out four in our room.  

From the very beginning of the retreat, there was such a sense of friendliness, belonging and acceptance from the other women at the retreat whom I had never met before. 

I had the privilege to attend the Kentucky WMU Missions Celebration and 113th Annual Meeting on April 8-9th at the First Baptist Church of Madisonville, Kentucky.  I went with Pat and Dudley and their daughter Laura.  From the moment that we stepped out of our car, we felt welcomed by the members of First Baptist.  They had friendly members stationed throughout the church who graciously helped all of us to find where to go.  They had several sessions in the main sanctuary where we met together.  They also offered us breakout sessions where we could attend a lecture on a topic of interest to us.